YMCA LA vs WINDHORSE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YMCA LA
Easily manage your fitness journey with this app. Reserve equipment, classes, and swim lanes. Access health programs, event information, facility hours, and important alerts.
- Schedule health and wellness activities
- Reserve equipment, classes, and courts
- View facility hours
- Digital membership barcode
- Receive instant alerts and notifications
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The YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles app makes getting and staying fit easier than ever! Reserve equipment, classes, swim lanes and get instant access to health & wellness programs, events, hours, alerts and all our programs. Features: SCHEDULE YOUR HEALTH & WELLNESS View, search and reserve equipment, classes, small group training, racquetball courts, personal training, and more. FACILITY HOURS Quickly find out opening and closing times. BARCODE SCAN - Enter our facilities with your digital membership key card. ALERTS - Stay up to date with what’s happening at the LA Y with instant notifications and in app alerts. Please send any feedback and questions to info@ymcaLA.org. We love hearing from you!
WINDHORSE
This app enhances cycling experiences through connected technology, offering personalized control, real-time tracking, and community features. It allows users to manage vehicle functions, share rides, and access support services.
- Personalized cycling experience
- Real-time vehicle positioning
- Historical track data query
- Vehicle function configuration
- Ride sharing with family and friends
- Intelligent vehicle physical examination
- Community and mall functions
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WINDHORSE is a company dedicated to providing fun cycling. We use connected technology to enable mobility and provide personalized cycling experience. We provide a variety of services, including clear and convenient vehicle control operation, real-time vehicle positioning and historical track data query, easy configuration and adjustment of vehicle function preferences, multiple ways to share the vehicle to family and friends, intelligent vehicle physical examination, online and offline service and after-sales support, as well as community and mall functions. Users can find fellow travelers, participate in community activities and obtain peripheral products to enjoy the fun of life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YMCA LA at 1.8 against WINDHORSE's 1.4. YMCA LA also leads on ratings volume (156 vs 14). WINDHORSE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
YMCA LA holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YMCA LA has 156 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of YMCA LA's written reviews are positive against 0% of WINDHORSE's.
YMCA LA ships an update every 2 months, WINDHORSE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YMCA LA | WINDHORSE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (156 ratings) — better | 1.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attollo Technology LLC | Sprocomm Technologies Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
YMCA LA
WINDHORSE
Bugs and requests
YMCA LA
Reported bugs
38 issues- Cannot log in
- Email with pin never arrives
- App crashes
- Feedback form doesn't work
- Keyboard cannot be dismissed
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- App is slow
- App logs out randomly
- App doesn't save preferred location
- App doesn't show family members
- App doesn't work at night
- App doesn't auto-refresh
- App doesn't show full swim lanes
- App errors: unable to get class data
- App errors: unable to get equipment data
- Missed check-ins
- App doesn't show classes
- Cannot cancel classes
- Cannot jump on waitlist
- App times out
- App doesn't find user account
- App doesn't accept new password from website
- App doesn't show available times unless day is selected
- App says cannot retrieve family data
- App doesn't work for childcare reservations
- App doesn't work for court bookings
- App doesn't work for open swim
- App doesn't work for waitlisting
- App doesn't sync name with account
- App redirects to website
- App doesn't remember login
- App gives weird error messages
- App doesn't let you reserve childcare
- App doesn't let you reserve spots
- App doesn't allow new account creation easily
- App doesn't allow booking courts easily
- App doesn't send pin
- App shows incorrect date for reservation
- App doesn't connect to YMCA system for email/password
Requested features
8 requests- History of check-ins
- Overall number of check-ins by year/month
- Number of streaks (days/weeks)
- Allow selecting one date, time, and duration for multiple people
- Develop a new app
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- List available court times for booking
- Offer website booking option
- Provide scannable keycard option
WINDHORSE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YMCA LA
No in-app purchases
WINDHORSE
No in-app purchases
